NPM cannot find module bash

Question

I have installed and uninstalled node and cant see to get the thing to work right.

When I type node -v I get the version back but if i type npm -v I get this error

module.js:544
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '../lib/utils/unsupported.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:542:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:472:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:585:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:19:21
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js:92:3)
    at Module._compile (module.js:641:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:652:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:560:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:503:12)

While possibly unrelated, I recently started using gulp.js and that's when the issue began to occur.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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Likely you have some permission errors with the npm node_modules package.

Simply delete your node_modules folder, then reinstall node.

Clearing global node modules

rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/

Reinstalling Node and npm

brew install node

or download and install using the node installer: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

To see if Node is installed, type node -v in Terminal. This should print the version number.

To see if NPM is installed, type npm -v in Terminal. This should print the version number.

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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answered Dec 18, 2017 at 1:49

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Justin Over a year ago

:( Trent now node -v does not work and npm -v . It got worse.

Trent Over a year ago

Sorry to hear. I’m mobile right now, but can you try running the first command now to uninstall node modules, then install using the installable package on nodejs.org website?

Trent Over a year ago

Note, you may need to restart terminal for packages to be accessible by command line.

Justin Over a year ago

for the save! using nodejs.org did it for me by adding the bash command to my local/bin folder since it was missing.

Trent Over a year ago

@Justin, I've edited my answer to include this solution. Thanks for the 'accepted answer'!

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